42nd Week

it’s all about Traffic! I solved the riddle of the browser game I mentioned in my last post. I simply had to enter some more text into those text fields and now it’s possible to transport my bicycle trailer on my flight from Tokyo to Seoul. It reminded me of the riddle from ‘The Secret …

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41st Week

Realtime point and click adventure The bicycle journey through Korea is already planned and I have even found three hosts already. I will start in Seoul and cycle to Pusan, but the stops in-between are still a secret. Also the first 500 km through Japan is planned. Please don’t be disappointed about me skipping Okinawa …

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40th Week

Tokyo trip Pictures of my Tokyo trip and the international Anime fair. The big bicycle trip through Japan approaches. Thus it takes a lot of resources to organize this event. A little side note in advance. I’m going to start in Korea. I have to begin my trip there due to the fact that there …

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39th Week

A movie about the international Anime fair in Tokyo! Will also add some photos here within the next days. Enjoy! Animefair English von Daaaaaaaaaaaax I haven’t forgotten the poll (last week). But still haven’t found time to set up the tool Next week I will concentrate on updates. There are still some unpublished videos I …

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38th Week

Japanese Sweets/Candy test I have to apologise. In week six I wrote Japanese Candies were horrible. Back then I just had bad luck with picking the right things. Meanwhile I found some good sweets/candy. However gumdrops don’t seem to be very popular in Japan. You’ll find more candy than gumdrops in every grocery store. When …

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37th Week

One Year after Fukushima In memory of the victims of the earthquake-, tsunami-, and the nuclear reactor disaster of Fukushima one year ago I decided not to post an article this Sunday. This entry is dedicated to the victims and their dependants. Our thoughts are with the people who lost their lives or existence that …

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36th Week

Maria Prusakova Part II Masha about how it is to go back to a “normal” life again. Advice for Snowboarders. And something about her successor. Masha part 2 von Daaaaaaaaaaaax (My apologies for the bad sound. The battery for my mic died that day and it was not possible to get a replacement up here …

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35th week

Maria Prusakova Masha about how she made it to the Olympic Winter Games in Turino 2006. Masha von Daaaaaaaaaaaax (My apologies for the bad sound quality. The battery for my mic died that day and it was not possible to get a replacement up here in the mountains) Next week part two: Masha about how …

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34th week

V-Day I decided to change this week’s topic, it will not be about Japanese cuisine or about snowboarding. Actually I’ve been kind of surprised by Valentines day. Why? It’s completely different in Japan! Here the man is not supposed to give a present, but to receive one; either by an admirer, girlfriend, wife, or a …

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33rd Week

The most beautiful manhole I’ve ever seen Something that will surely catch peoples attention within their first travelling days through Japan are the wonderfully designed manholes here. Below you’ll find a small selection. On my coming up bicycle trip through Japan this gallery will surely get extended. Here some links for further photos: http://www.damncoolpictures.com/2006/12/japanese-manhole-cover-art.html http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/01/art-of-japanese-manhole.html …

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